# List of 2024 deaths in popular music

This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2024.

## 2024 deaths in popular music

| Preceded by 2023 | List of deaths in popular music 2024 | Succeeded by 2025 |
| Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death |
| Chris Karrer Amon Düül, Amon Düül II, Embryo | 76 | January 2, 2024 | | COVID-19 |
| Glynis Johns Actress and singer | 100 | January 4, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Natural causes |
| David Soul Actor and singer | 80 | January 4, 2024 | London, England | COPD |
| Larry Collins Country guitarist and singer-songwriter | 79 | January 5, 2024 | Santa Clarita, California, US | Natural causes |
| Gene Deer Blues guitarist and singer | 59 | January 5, 2024 | Fairland, Indiana, US | Unknown |
| Del Palmer Bass guitarist and audio engineer | 71 | January 5, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Iasos New-age musician | 76 | January 6, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Tony Clarkin Magnum | 77 | January 7, 2024 | | Spinal condition |
| Phill Niblock Avant-garde composer and filmmaker | 90 | January 8, 2024 | Manhattan, New York, US | Heart failure |
| James Kottak Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Warrant | 61 | January 9, 2024 | Louisville, Kentucky, US | Cardiac arrest |
| Audie Blaylock Bluegrass musician | 61 | January 10, 2024 | Auburn, Indiana, US | Undisclosed |
| Bill Hayes Actor and singer | 98 | January 12, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Jo-El Sonnier Country and Cajun singer-songwriter and musician | 77 | January 13, 2024 | Austin, Texas, US | Heart attack |
| Ari Taskinen [fi] Finnish musician, composer, and lyricist | 64 | January 15, 2024 | Dahab, Egypt | Undisclosed illness |
| Silent Servant (Juan Mendez) Techno musician, DJ, producer | 46 | January 18, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Fentanyl overdose |
| The Soft Moon (Luis Vasquez) Techno musician, singer-songwriter, producer | 44 | January 18, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Fentanyl overdose |
| Marlena Shaw Jazz and soul singer | 84 | January 19, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Mary Weiss The Shangri-Las | 75 | January 19, 2024 | Palm Springs, California, US | COPD |
| Frank Farian Singer and record producer | 82 | January 23, 2024 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| Melanie Singer-songwriter | 76 | January 23, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Anders "Dagger" Sandberg Rednex | 55 | January 23, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Margo Smith Country singer-songwriter | 84 | January 23, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Stroke |
| Bhavatharini Indian singer | 47 | January 25, 2024 | Sri Lanka | Stomach cancer |
| Dean Brown Jazz guitarist | 68 | January 26, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cancer |
| Tony Cedras South African multi-instrumentalist | 72 | January 29, 2024 | Cape Town, South Africa | Emphysema |
| Chita Rivera Actress, singer, and dancer | 91 | January 30, 2024 | New York City, US | A brief illness |
| Paul Brett Rock guitarist | 76 | January 31, 2024 | | Heart failure |
| Hank Cicalo Recording engineer | 91 | January 31, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Wayne Kramer MC5 | 75 | February 2, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Pancreatic cancer |
| Derrick McIntyre Jamiroquai | 66 | February 2, 2024 | Hertfordshire, England | Car crash |
| Aston "Family Man" Barrett Bob Marley and the Wailers | 77 | February 3, 2024 | Miami, Florida, US | Heart failure after a series of strokes |
| Toby Keith Country singer-songwriter | 62 | February 5, 2024 | Oklahoma, US | Stomach cancer |
| Donald Kinsey Bob Marley and the Wailers | 70 | February 6, 2024 | Merrillville, Indiana, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Henry Fambrough The Spinners | 85 | February 7, 2024 | Sterling, Virginia, US | Natural causes |
| Mojo Nixon Musician, actor, and DJ | 66 | February 7, 2024 | On a cruise ship | Cardiac arrest |
| Damo Suzuki Can | 74 | February 9, 2024 | | Colon cancer |
| Jimmy Van Eaton Rock and roll drummer | 86 | February 9, 2024 | Alabama, US | Undisclosed |
| Randy Sparks The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority | 90 | February 11, 2024 | San Diego, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Kerry "Fatman" Hunter New Orleans Nightcrawlers | 53 | February 13, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Hit by a car |
| Ian Amey Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 79 | February 14, 2024 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| Etterlene DeBarge Gospel singer | 88 | February 16, 2024 | Woodland Hills, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Dexter Romweber Flat Duo Jets | 57 | February 16, 2024 | | Natural causes |
| Cynthia Strother The Bell Sisters | 88 | February 16, 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Heart failure |
| Geoffrey Michaels Violinst | 79 | February 17, 2024 | Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States | Parkinson's disease |
| Vitalij Kuprij Trans-Siberian Orchestra | 49 | February 20, 2024 | | Cardiac arrest |
| John Lowe Pianist for The Quarrymen | 81 | February 22, 2024 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Roni Stoneman Bluegrass banjo player | 85 | February 22, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Shinsadong Tiger K-pop producer and songwriter | 40 | February 23, 2024 | Seoul, South Korea | Unknown |
| Peter "Peetah" Morgan Morgan Heritage | 46 | February 25, 2024 | | Stroke |
| Bob Heil Sound and radio engineer | 83 | February 28, 2024 | Belleville, Illinois, US | Cancer |
| Cat Janice Singer-songwriter | 31 | February 28, 2024 | Annandale, Virginia, US | Sarcoma |
| Don Lee Van Winkle The American Dream | 75 | February 28, 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Liver cancer |
| Jimmy Maxwell Bandleader and conductor | 70 | February 29, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Undisclosed |
| Don Wise R&B saxophonist | 81 | March 1, 2024 | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Jim Beard Steely Dan | 63 | March 2, 2024 | New York, New York, US | A sudden illness |
| W. C. Clark Blues musician | 84 | March 2, 2024 | Austin, Texas, US | Cancer |
| Eleanor Collins Jazz singer | 104 | March 3, 2024 | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Undisclosed |
| Brit Turner Blackberry Smoke | 57 | March 3, 2024 | | Glioblastoma |
| B. B. Seaton The Gaylads | 79 | March 4, 2024 | London, UK | Undisclosed |
| Debra Byrd Singer and vocal coach | 72 | March 5, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Pavel Zajíček DG 307 | 72 | March 5, 2024 | Prague, Czech Republic | Pneumonia |
| Steve Lawrence Singer, comedian, and actor | 88 | March 7, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Alzheimer's disease |
| Ernie Fields Jr. Jazz saxophonist | 90 | March 8, 2024 | Pasadena, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Malcolm Holcombe Folk musician | 68 | March 9, 2024 | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | Respiratory failure stemming from cancer |
| Blake Harrison Pig Destroyer | 48 | c. March 10, 2024 | | Melanoma |
| Paul Nelson Rock and blues guitarist | 63 | March 10, 2024 | | Heart attack |
| T. M. Stevens Bass guitarist | 72 | March 10, 2024 | | Dementia |
| Karl Wallinger The Waterboys, World Party | 66 | March 10, 2024 | Hastings, UK | Stroke |
| Pete Rodriguez Pianist and bandleader | 91 | March 11, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Boss (Lichelle Laws) Rapper | 54 | March 11, 2024 | Southfield, Michigan, US | Kidney failure |
| Eric Carmen Raspberries | 74 | c. March 11, 2024 | Gates Mills, Ohio, US | Undisclosed |
| Michael Knott Christian rock musician | 61 | March 12, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Russell Wilson Junkhouse | 62 | March 12, 2024 | | Meningitis |
| Dick Allix Drummer for Vanity Fare | 78 | March 13, 2024 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Angela McCluskey Wild Colonials | 64 | March 14, 2024 | | Arterial tear |
| Gintaras Zdebskis Lithuanian radio station manager | 64 | March 17, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
| Cola Boyy Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumetalist | 34 | March 17, 2024 | Oxnard, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Sandra Crouch Gospel singer and percussionist | 81 | March 17, 2024 | Northridge, California, US | Complications from radiation treatment |
| Steve Harley Cockney Rebel | 73 | March 17, 2024 | Suffolk, UK | Cancer |
| Kevin Toney The Blackbyrds | 70 | March 18, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Greg Lee Hepcat | 53 | March 19, 2024 | | Brain aneurysm |
| Gene Elders Ace in the Hole Band | 80 | March 20, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Vincent Bonham Raydio | 67 | March 24, 2024 | | No cause given |
| Chris Cross Ultravox | 71 | March 25, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Zero (Clare Elliott) Suburban Reptiles | 66-67 | March 26, 2024 | Auckland, New Zealand | Undisclosed |
| Gerry Conway Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention | 76 | March 29, 2024 | | Motor neurone disease |
| Casey Benjamin Saxophonist, producer, and songwriter | 45 | March 30, 2024 | | Pulmonary thromboembolism |
| Michael Ward The Wallflowers, School of Fish | 57 | April 1, 2024 | | Complications from diabetes |
| Jerry Abbott Songwriter and record producer | 81 | April 2, 2024 | Denton, Texas, US | Undisclosed |
| Albert Heath Heath Brothers | 88 | April 3, 2024 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, US | Leukemia |
| Keith LeBlanc Drummer and record producer | 69 | April 4, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Phil Nimmons Jazz musician, composer, and educator | 100 | April 5, 2024 | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada | Undisclosed |
| C. J. Snare FireHouse | 64 | April 5, 2024 | Charlotte, North Carolina, US | Colon cancer, cardiac arrest |
| Dutty Dior Norwegian rapper | 27 | April 6, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Clarence "Frogman" Henry Rhythm and blues singer and pianist | 87 | April 7, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Complications following back surgery |
| Mister Cee Hip-hop DJ and producer | 57 | April 10, 2024 | New York City, US | Diabetes-related coronary artery and kidney disease |
| Park Bo-ram South Korean singer | 30 | April 11, 2024 | Seoul, South Korea | Acute alcohol poisoning |
| Ben Eldridge The Seldom Scene | 85 | April 14, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Calvin Keys Jazz guitarist | 82 | April 14, 2024 | Berkeley, California, US | Stroke |
| Reita The Gazette | 42 | April 15, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Arthur Tavares Tavares | 81 | April 15, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Clorofila (Jorge Verdín) Nortec Collective | 59 | April 16, 2024 | Pasadena, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Rusty Gauthier New Riders of the Purple Sage | 73 | April 16, 2024 | Petaluma, California, US | A protracted lung illness |
| Dickey Betts The Allman Brothers Band | 80 | April 18, 2024 | Osprey, Florida, US | Cancer and COPD |
| Jack Green T. Rex, Pretty Things, Rainbow | 73 | April 18, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Mandisa Gospel singer | 47 | April 18, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Complications of class III obesity |
| Eddie Sutton Lead singer/Frontman of Leeway | 59 | April 19, 2024 | | Lung cancer |
| MC Duke Rapper | 58 | April 21, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Samuel Kummer Organist and academic | 56 | April 23, 2024 | | Collapsed/Undisclosed causes |
| Mike Pinder The Moody Blues | 82 | April 24, 2024 | Sacramento, California, US | Unspecified breathing issues |
| Nick Daniels III Dumpstaphunk | 68 | April 26, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Multiple myeloma |
| Robin George Rock guitarist | 68 | April 26, 2024 | Málaga, Spain | Undisclosed |
| Frank Wakefield Bluegrass mandolin player | 89 | April 26, 2024 | Saratoga Springs, New York, US | COPD |
| Duane Eddy Rock and roll guitarist | 86 | April 30, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Cancer |
| Richard Tandy Electric Light Orchestra | 76 | May 1, 2024 | Albany, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| Jim Mills Bluegrass banjo player | 57 | May 3, 2024 | Durham, North Carolina, US | Heart attack |
| Steve Albini Rock musician and record producer | 61 | May 7, 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Heart attack |
| Ignatius Jones Jimmy and the Boys | 67 | May 7, 2024 | Iloilo City, Philippines | A short illness |
| John Barbata Drummer for The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship | 79 | May 8, 2024 | | Complications of heart disease |
| Dennis Thompson MC5 | 75 | May 8, 2024 | Taylor, Michigan, US | Complications from a heart attack |
| Mike Sversvold JFA | 57 | May 11, 2024 | Phoenix, Arizona, US | Autoimmune disease |
| David Sanborn Saxophonist | 78 | May 12, 2024 | Tarrytown, New York, US | Prostate cancer |
| Jimmy James Singer | 83 | May 14, 2024 | London, England, UK | Parkinson's disease and a heart condition |
| John Hawken Renaissance, Strawbs | 84 | May 15, 2024 | Metuchen, New Jersey, US | Melanoma |
| Randy Fuller The Bobby Fuller Four | 80 | May 16, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Charlie Colin Train, The Side Deal | 57 | c. May 17, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium | Slipped and fell in the shower |
| Frank Ifield Country singer and musician | 86 | May 18, 2024 | Sydney, Australia | Pneumonia |
| "Spider" John Koerner Folk and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist | 85 | May 18, 2024 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Cancer |
| Jon Wysocki Staind | 53 | May 18, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Mark Gormley Singer-songwriter and musician | 67 | May 24, 2024 | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Doug Ingle Iron Butterfly | 78 | May 24, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Cayouche (Réginald Charles Gagnon) Acadian country singer-songwriter and guitarist | 75 | May 29, 2024 | Maisonnette, New Brunswick, Canada | Medically assisted suicide following cancer diagnosis |
| Doug Dagger The Generators | 56 | May 30, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cancer |
| Ed Mann Keyboardist and percussionist | 69 | May 31, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Colin Gibb Black Lace | 70 | June 2, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Brother Marquis 2 Live Crew | 57 | June 3, 2024 | Gadsden, Alabama, US | Heart attack |
| Enchanting Rapper | 26 | June 11, 2024 | Dallas, Texas, US | Drug overdose |
| Françoise Hardy Singer-songwriter and actress | 80 | June 11, 2024 | Paris, France | Lymphatic cancer |
| Arthur "Gaps" Hendrickson The Selecter | 73 | June 11, 2024 | Coventry, UK | Undisclosed |
| Michailas Jablonskis Lithuanian Pop singer | 76 | June 12, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
| Johnny Canales Tejano singer and TV host | 81 | June 12, 2024 | Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Undisclosed |
| Angela Bofill Singer-songwriter | 70 | June 13, 2024 | Vallejo, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Jeremy Tepper Country singer, DJ, and producer | 60 | June 14, 2024 | Queens, New York, US | Heart attack |
| Buzz Cason Singer and songwriter | 84 | June 16, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Paul Spencer Dario G | 53 | June 17, 2024 | | Rectal cancer |
| James Chance James Chance and the Contortions | 71 | June 18, 2024 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Matt Watts Zita Swoon, I H8 Camera | 36 | June 18, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium | Undisclosed |
| Julio Foolio Rapper | 26 | June 23, 2024 | Tampa, Florida, US | Shot |
| Shifty Shellshock Crazy Town | 49 | June 24, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Drug overdose |
| Kinky Friedman Country singer-songwriter | 79 | June 26, 2024 | Medina, Texas, US | Parkinson's disease |
| Martin Mull Actor and musician | 80 | June 27, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Betty Veldpaus Pussycat | 72 | June 28, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Bill Crook Spiritbox, Living with Lions | | c. July 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Tom Fowler The Mothers of Invention, It's a Beautiful Day | 73 | July 2, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Joe Egan Stealers Wheel | 77 | July 6, 2024 | Melbourne, Australia | Undisclosed |
| Adrián Olivares Menudo | 48 | July 8, 2024 | | Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis |
| Joe Bonsall The Oak Ridge Boys | 76 | July 9, 2024 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, US | Complications of ALS |
| Dave Loggins Singer-songwriter | 76 | July 10, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| J. Saul Kane DJ, musician and producer | 57 | July 12, 2024 | | Complications of diabetes and multiple sclerosis |
| Tomcraft DJ and record producer | 49 | July 15, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Bernice Johnson Reagon The Freedom Singers, Sweet Honey in the Rock | 81 | July 16, 2024 | Washington, DC, US | Undisclosed |
| Pinche Peach Brujeria | 57 | July 17, 2024 | | Heart failure |
| Happy Traum Folk musician | 86 | July 17, 2024 | | Pancreatic cancer |
| Toumani Diabaté Kora player | 58 | July 19, 2024 | Bamako, Mali | A brief illness |
| Jerry Miller Moby Grape | 81 | July 20, 2024 | Tacoma, Washington, US | Undisclosed |
| Sandy Posey Country singer | 80 | July 20, 2024 | Lebanon, Tennessee, US | Complications from dementia |
| Evelyn Thomas Disco singer | 70 | July 21, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Duke Fakir Four Tops | 88 | July 22, 2024 | Detroit, Michigan, US | Heart failure |
| John Mayall John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | 90 | July 22, 2024 | California, US | Undisclosed |
| Jason Clark The Nelons | 50 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, US | Plane crash |
| Kelly Nelon Clark The Nelons | 64 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, US | Plane crash |
| Amber Nelon Kistler The Nelons | 35 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, US | Plane crash |
| Danny Clarke The Meditations | 72 | July 27, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Pat Collier The Vibrators | 72 | July 27, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| DJ Polo Juice Crew | 63 | July 27, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Chino XL Rapper | 50 | July 28, 2024 | | Suicide by hanging |
| Martin Phillipps The Chills | 61 | July 28, 2024 | Dunedin, New Zealand | Undisclosed |
| Mick Underwood The Outlaws, The Herd, Episode Six, Quatermass, Gillan | 78 | July 28, 2024 | | Alzheimer's and vascular dementia |
| Joey Gilmore Guitarist for James Brown, Etta James, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, and Little Johnny Taylor | 80 | July 29, 2024 | Florida, US | Undisclosed |
| DJ Randall DJ and record producer | 54 | July 31, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Nicu Covaci Transsylvania Phoenix | 77 | August 2, 2024 | Timișoara, Romania | Undisclosed |
| Shaun Martin Snarky Puppy | 45 | August 3, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Maurice Williams The Zodiacs | 86 | August 5, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Mike Grape Vocalist for Kala | 43 | August 6, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Jack Russell Great White | 63 | August 7, 2024 | Southern California, US | Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy |
| Carl Bevan 60 Ft. Dolls | 51 | c. August 9, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Carl Weathersby Guitarist for Albert King, Billy Branch | 71 | August 9, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Gökçe Akçelik Replikas | 47 | August 11, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Haniya Aslam Pop and Sufi musician | 46 | August 11, 2024 | | Cardiac arrest |
| Talos Indie electronic musician | 36 | August 11, 2024 | Cork, Ireland | A short illness |
| Chon Travis Love Equals Death | 52 | August 11, 2024 | Stafford, United Kingdom | Undisclosed |
| Dmitrijus Zaborskis Member of Rojaus Tūzai, Zaborland | | August 13, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
| Greg Kihn The Greg Kihn Band | 75 | August 13, 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area, US | Complications from Alzheimer's disease |
| BeatKing Rapper and record producer | 39 | August 15, 2024 | Houston, Texas, US | Pulmonary embolism |
| Joe Chambers The Chambers Brothers | 81 | August 15, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Bobby Hicks Bluegrass fiddler | 91 | August 16, 2024 | | Complications of heart disease |
| Luther Kent Blues singer | 76 | August 16, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez Bongo player for Tito Puente | 78 | August 17, 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Undisclosed |
| Bert Susanka The Ziggens | 62 | August 17, 2024 | | ALS |
| Erik Barrett 100 Demons | 48 | c. August 20, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Diana Pop singer | 76 | August 21, 2024 | Araruama, Brazil | Undisclosed |
| Russell Stone Brotherhood of Man, R&J Stone, James Last Orchestra | 77 | August 21, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Justin Chearno Pitchblende, Turing Machine | 54 | August 22, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Daron Beck Pinkish Black | 48 | c. August 23, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Russell Malone Jazz guitarist | 60 | August 23, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Heart attack |
| Catherine Ribeiro Folk and Rock singer | 82 | August 23, 2024 | Martigues, France | Undisclosed |
| Martynas Lidžius Lithuanian singer and songwriter | 21 | August 26, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
| Richard Macphail Road manager for Genesis | 73 | August 26, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Makaya Ntshoko Jazz drummer | 84 | August 27, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Rena Rolska Actress and singer | 92 | August 27, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Pete Wade Nashville session guitarist | 89 | August 27, 2024 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, US | Complications from hip surgery |
| Fatman Scoop Rapper and hype man | 56 | August 30, 2024 | Hamden, Connecticut, US | Cardiovascular disease – collapsed on stage |
| Teresa Bright Musician of native Hawaiian music | 64 | September 1, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| James Darren Actor and singer | 88 | September 2, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Heart failure |
| Pat Lewis Soul singer | 76 | September 2, 2024 | Detroit, Michigan, US | Undisclosed |
| Göran Fristorp Singer and songwriter | 76 | September 3, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Bora Đorđević Riblja Čorba | 72 | September 4, 2024 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Pneumonia |
| Herbie Flowers Blue Mink, T. Rex, Sky | 86 | September 5, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Martin France Jazz drummer | 60 | September 5, 2024 | | A long illness |
| Sérgio Mendes Bossa nova musician | 83 | September 5, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Complications from long COVID |
| Rich Homie Quan Rapper | 33 | September 5, 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Drug overdose |
| Screamin' Scott Simon Sha Na Na | 75 | September 5, 2024 | Ojai, California, US | Sinus cancer |
| Will Jennings Lyricist | 80 | September 6, 2024 | Tyler, Texas, US | Undisclosed |
| Mark Moffatt The Monitors | 74 | September 6, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Pancreatic cancer |
| Zoot Money Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, The Animals, Humble Pie | 82 | September 8, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Frankie Beverly Maze | 77 | September 10, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Moisés Canelo Singer and songwriter | 74 | September 13, 2024 | New York City, US | Stroke |
| Tommy Cash Country singer; brother of Johnny Cash | 84 | September 13, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Chalmers Davis Keyboardist for Little Richard, Johnny Cash, The Shooters | 73 | September 13, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| David Davis Bluegrass mandolinist and singer | 63 | September 15, 2024 | Snead, Alabama, US | Traffic accident |
| Kenny Hyslop Simple Minds, Slik | 73 | September 15, 2024 | | Prostate cancer |
| Tito Jackson The Jackson 5 | 70 | September 15, 2024 | Gallup, New Mexico, US | Heart attack |
| Roli Mosimann Swans, Wiseblood | 68 | September 15, 2024 | Wrocław, Poland | Lung cancer |
| Billy Edd Wheeler Singer and songwriter | 91 | September 16, 2024 | Swannanoa, North Carolina, US | Undisclosed |
| JD Souther Singer and songwriter | 78 | September 17, 2024 | New Mexico, US | Undisclosed |
| Juan Brujo Brujeria | 61 | September 18, 2024 | | Heart Attack |
| Dick Diamonde The Easybeats | 76 | September 18, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Nick Gravenites Guitarist for Janis Joplin, Mike Bloomfield, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Electric Flag | 85 | September 18, 2024 | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Zulya Kamalova Singer of world and Russian music | 55 | September 18, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Kathryn Crosby Actress and singer; wife of Bing Crosby | 90 | September 20, 2024 | Hillsborough, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Sayuri Japanese singer, musician, and songwriter | 28 | September 20, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Benny Golson The Jazztet | 95 | September 21, 2024 | New York City, US | Undisclosed |
| Eddie Low Country singer | 81 | September 21, 2024 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Cancer |
| Roger Palm Drummer for ABBA | 75 | September 21, 2024 | Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden | Complications from Alzheimer's disease |
| Freddie Salem Outlaws | 70 | c. September 23, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Cat Glover Singer for Prince | 62 | September 24, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Ken Howard Songwriter for Elvis Presley, The Honeycombs, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 84 | September 24, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Pit Passarell Viper | 56 | September 27, 2024 | São Paulo, Brazil | Pancreatic Cancer |
| Kris Kristofferson Country songwriter and singer | 88 | September 28, 2024 | Maui, Hawaii, US | Undisclosed |
| Martin Lee Brotherhood of Man | 77 | September 29, 2024 | | Heart failure |
| Dave Allison Anvil | 68 | September 30, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Artie Baldacci Drummer for Heartsfield | 73 | September 30, 2024 | | Cardiac arrest |
| Fayo Folk guitarist | 46 | September 30, 2024 | Mont-Carmel, Prince Edward Island, Canada | Cancer |
| Arvydas Sriubas Member of Hiperbolė | | October 2, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
| Ken Tobias Singer and songwriter | 79 | October 2, 2024 | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | Brain cancer |
| "Guitar" Greg Gaskins Guitarist for The Sweet Inspirations | | early October 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Nell Smith Collaborator with The Flaming Lips | 17 | October 5, 2024 | | Car accident |
| Johnny Neel The Allman Brothers Band | 70 | October 6, 2024 | | Heart failure |
| Cissy Houston Singer, former member of The Sweet Inspirations, mother of Whitney Houston | 91 | October 7, 2024 | New Jersey, US | Alzheimer's disease |
| Jack Ponti Songwriter, producer | 66 | October 7, 2024 | Red Bank, New Jersey, US | Undisclosed |
| S.S. Priest D'Molls, Diamond Rexx | 61 | October 8, 2024 | | Sepsis |
| Adam Abeshouse Recording engineer, music producer, and classical violinist | 63 | October 10, 2024 | South Salem, New York, US | Bile duct cancer |
| Kiril Marichkov Shturcite | 79 | October 11, 2024 | Selanovtsi, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria | Complications from a fall |
| Dottie Leonard Miller Music executive | 79 | October 11, 2024 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Jackmaster DJ and record producer | 38 | October 12, 2024 | Ibiza, Spain | Complications from head injury |
| Ka Rapper and producer | 52 | October 12, 2024 | New York, New York, US | Undisclosed |
| Libby Titus Singer and songwriter | 77 | October 13, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Joshua Perahia Joshua | 71 | October 14, 2024 | Torrance, California, US | Undisclosed |
| Ollie Olsen Max Q | 66 | October 15, 2024 | Parkville, Melbourne, Australia | Multiple System Atrophy |
| Alan Mansfield Dragon | 72 | October 16, 2024 | | Complications from radiation treatments |
| Liam Payne One Direction | 31 | October 16, 2024 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Fell from a hotel balcony |
| Mitzi Gaynor Actress and singer | 93 | October 17, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Natural causes |
| Cindy Charles Music executive for Twitch | 69 | October 18, 2024 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hit by a garbage truck |
| Barbara Dane Singer, guitarist and record producer | 97 | October 20, 2024 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Assisted suicide |
| Paul Di'Anno Iron Maiden, Battlezone, Killers, Gogmagog | 66 | October 21, 2024 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | Long-term health problems |
| Jack Jones Singer | 86 | October 23, 2024 | Rancho Mirage, California, US | Leukemia |
| Linda LaFlamme It's a Beautiful Day | 85 | October 23, 2024 | Harrisonburg, Virginia, US | Vascular dementia |
| DJ Clark Kent Hip hop record producer and DJ | 58 | October 24, 2024 | Green Brook Township, New Jersey, U.S. | Colon cancer |
| Marco Paulo Singer | 79 | October 24, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Hans Rotmo Singer and songwriter | 76 | October 24, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Phil Lesh Grateful Dead | 84 | October 25, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Bill Beach Rockabilly musician | 92 | October 28, 2024 | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal Buena Vista Social Club | 91 | October 28, 2024 | Havana, Cuba | Undisclosed |
| Nadia Cattouse Actress and singer-songwriter | 99 | October 29, 2024 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed |
| Richard Andrew Underground Lovers, Crow, Black Cab | 58 | October 30, 2024 | | Lung cancer |
| Candy Devine Actress and singer | 85-86 | c. October 31, 2024 | Australia | Undisclosed |
| Alex 'Zac' Zytnik Tamam Shud | 79 | November 1, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Quincy Jones Record producer, songwriter, and arranger | 91 | November 3, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Pancreatic cancer |
| Andy Leek Dexys Midnight Runners | 66 | November 3, 2024 | | Parkinson's disease |
| Johnny Madsen Dalton | 73 | November 4, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Tyka Nelson Singer; sister of Prince | 64 | November 4, 2024 | Robbinsdale, Minnesota, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Agnaldo Rayol Singer and actor | 86 | November 4, 2024 | São Paulo, Brazil | Complications from a fall at his house |
| Kathleen Watkins Actress and singer | 90 | November 7, 2024 | Dublin, Ireland | Undisclosed |
| Lou Donaldson Jazz alto saxophonist | 98 | November 9, 2024 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Ella Jenkins Folk singer and songwriter | 100 | November 9, 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Ram Narayan Sarangi player | 96 | November 9, 2024 | Mumbai, India | Undisclosed |
| Pepe Justicia Flamenco guitarist | 64 | November 10, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Johnny Duhan Folk singer and songwriter | 74 | November 12, 2024 | Off the coast of County Galway | Drowned |
| Roy Haynes Jazz drummer | 99 | November 12, 2024 | Nassau County, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Agnes Buen Garnås Folk singer | 78 | November 12, 2024 | Notodden, Norway | Undisclosed |
| Edgard Brito Tuatha de Danann | 50 | c. November 13, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Shel Talmy Record producer for the Kinks, the Who, the Easybeats | 87 | November 13, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications from a stroke |
| Tommy Alverson Texas country musician | 74 | November 14, 2024 | | Liver cancer |
| Dennis Bryon Drummer for the Bee Gees, Amen Corner | 75 | November 14, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Vic Flick Guitarist behind the "James Bond Theme" in Dr. No | 87 | November 14, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Complications from Alzheimer's disease |
| Peter Sinfield Lyricist for King Crimson | 80 | November 14, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Gerry Weil Jazz musician | 85 | November 16, 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | Undisclosed |
| Andrius Kulikauskas Member of Dainos Teatras | 73 | November 17, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
| Vladimir Lyovkin Na Na | 57 | November 17, 2024 | | Leukemia |
| Charles Dumont Singer and composer | 95 | November 18, 2024 | Paris, France | Undisclosed |
| Colin Petersen Drummer for the Bee Gees, Humpy Bong | 78 | November 18, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Mercy Sunot Aegis | 48 | November 18, 2024 | San Francisco, California | Cancer |
| Diva Gray Chic Change | 72 | November 19, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Saafir Rapper and producer | 54 | November 19, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Andy Paley The Paley Brothers, The Modern Lovers | 72 | November 20, 2024 | Colchester, Vermont, U.S. | Throat cancer |
| Mike Pinera Blues Image, Iron Butterfly | 76 | November 20, 2024 | | Liver failure |
| Harry Williams Bloodstone | 80 | November 22, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Chuck Woolery Actor and musician; The Avant-Garde | 83 | November 23, 2024 | Horseshoe Bay, Texas, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Bob Bryar My Chemical Romance | 44 | November 24, 2024 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Helen Gallagher Actress and singer | 98 | November 24, 2024 | New York City, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Leah Kunkel Singer and songwriter | 76 | November 26, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Artt Frank Jazz drummer for Chet Baker | 91 | November 27, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Will Cullen Hart The Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System | 53 | November 29, 2024 | Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Steve Alaimo Singer and record producer | 84 | November 30, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Jacques Barsamian Singer | 81 | December 1, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Liu Chia-chang Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and producer | 81 or 84 | December 2, 2024 | Taipei, Taiwan | Cancer |
| Angela Alvarez Singer; oldest winner of the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist | 97 | December 6, 2024 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Miho Nakayama Singer and actress | 54 | December 6, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Bathing accident |
| Dickie Rock The Miami Showband | 88 | December 6, 2024 | Dublin, Ireland | Undisclosed |
| Jeanne Bamberger Music educator | 100 | December 12, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Jon Camp Renaissance | 75 | December 13, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Zakir Hussain Tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer | 73 | December 15, 2024 | San Francisco, California, US | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| Anita Bryant Singer | 84 | December 16, 2024 | Edmond, Oklahoma, US | Undisclosed |
| Steve Lewinson Simply Red | 58 | December 16, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Alfa Anderson Chic | 78 | December 17, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Mike Brewer Brewer & Shipley | 80 | December 17, 2024 | Near Branson, Missouri, US | Undisclosed |
| David Mallett Singer and songwriter | 73 | December 17, 2024 | | Cancer |
| Slim Dunlap The Replacements | 73 | December 18, 2024 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Complications from a stroke |
| Gaboro Rapper and songwriter | 23 | December 19, 2024 | Norrköping, Sweden | Shot |
| Stanley Booth Music journalist | 82 | December 20, 2024 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto Singer and dancer | 89 | December 20, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Helena Zeťová Black Milk [cs] | 44 | December 20, 2024 | Prostřední Bečva, Czech Republic | Undisclosed |
| Casey Chaos Amen, Christian Death | 59 | December 21, 2024 | | Heart attack |
| Richard Perry Record producer | 82 | December 24, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cardiac arrest |
| Dulce Actress and singer | 69 | December 25, 2024 | Mexico City, Mexico | Complications from lung cancer |
| OG Maco Rapper | 32 | December 26, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Suicide by gunshot |
| Linda Lavin Actress and singer | 87 | December 29, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Complications from lung cancer |
| Sickie Wifebeater (Eric Carlson) Mentors, Jesters of Destiny | 66 | December 29, 2024 | Seattle, Washington, US | Cancer |
| Bob Bertles Jazz saxophonist | 85 | December 30, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Loretta Di Franco Operatic soprano | 82 | December 30, 2024 | | Undisclosed |
| Don Nix Musician, songwriter, and record producer | 83 | December 31, 2024 | Germantown, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed |
| John Sykes Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang, Blue Murder | 65 | late December 2024 | | Cancer |